Lot 87200 · 2010 February Signature Illustration Art Auction
Merely Margie, comic strip, c.
John Held Jr. · Pen and ink on board
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- Heritage Auctions — 2010 February Signature Illustration Art Auction · 18 February 2010
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- TB-2026-13674604
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John Held Jr., Merely Margie, comic strip, c. Heritage Auctions, 18 Feb 2010, lot 87200. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13674604.
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John Held Jr., Merely Margie, comic strip, c. Heritage Auctions, 18 Feb 2010, lot 87200. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13674604.
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From the same sale 2010 February Signature Illustration Art Auction · Feb 2010
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